Laulo lintu rekko rinta

SKVR IV1 829·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 86 a (233 a). 1859.

Song type: Sotamiehenotto

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1Laulo lintu rekko rinta,The bird sang, hollow-chested,

2Laulo paksussa pajussa,Sang in the dense willow,

3Tihiässä tuomikossa.In the tight bird cherry grove.

4Lensi meiän portin päälle,Flew onto our gate,

5Laulo tuossa, laulo, kukku,Sang there, sang "cuckoo,"

6Laulo tuossa yötä kolme,Sang there three nights,

7Kukkui yheksän yötäCried nine nights

8Valmihen vahinkon iellä.Ready for harm's path.

9Korjattiin pojat kokoonThe boys were gathered,

10Hotkueen hovin tupaan,To the manor's hall,

11Pantiin pojat rautasiin.The boys were chained.

12Lämpisi hovissa sauna,The manor's sauna steamed,

13Vietiin pojat kylpemään,The boys were bathed,

14Pestiin pojat puhtahaksi.Scrubbed clean.

15Kymmenniekka tul kylältä,A commander came from the village,

16Tuil tuo saamaan saattajia;Brought to fetch escorts;

17Saipa tuolta saattajia.Escorts were obtained.

18Pantiin pojat roopuskiin,The boys were carted,

19Liutettiin linnasehenTaken to the castle,

20Kupernaattorin kujaan.To the governor’s yard.

21Huusi tuolta huono herraA cruel lord shouted,

22Kolmen kornitsan lävitse,Through three chambers,

23Sano sanalla tällä:He declared:

24"Oottekos, miehet, messaninat,"Are you men, peddlers,

25Vaiko vaarit vallan miehet?"Or elders claiming power?"

26Pojat vasten vastaelit:The boys retorted:

27"Myö oomme miehet messaninat"We are both peddlers

28Sekä vaarit vallanmiehet."And elders of power."

29Sano taas sanalla tällä:He said again:

30"Tuokai tuolit, saakai saksit!""Bring chairs, fetch shears!"

31Tuotiin tuolit, saatiin saksit.Chairs came, shears were brought.

32Sano sanalla tällä:He declared:

33"Pankai pääkkö tuolin päälle!""Place heads on the chairs!"

34Tuossa tukka turmeltiin,There, hair was ravaged,

35Hienot hiukset hiereltiin,Fine locks torn out,

36Pyssy annettiin akaksi,Guns became wives,

37Kiiver kihlasormukseksi,Helmets as betrothal rings,

38Miekka mieliksi hyviksi.Swords as good intentions.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:

The editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-012498 · Read at SKS ↗

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